submitted by rohlfsen@augsburg.edu
Come move your body, breathe deep, and be in collective space this Saturday, 2/1. Nichole Rohlfsen (Program Manager in the Center for Global Education & Experience) will be offering free community yoga classes online, about twice a month, typically on Saturday mornings.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://augsburg.zoom.us/j/91965610658?pwd=k1SbmFBvawaFtkWKyBsG2jH3B6SgUT.1
I know many of us have been reflecting on how we want and are able to show up in this moment. What does it take for social change and transformation to really happen, especially under a growing reality of fascism bolstered by polarity and division? What might my role be in this moment, and in the long haul for more equity, justice, love and dignity? What skills and support might I be able to offer?
One of the ways I am intentionally stepping in for this moment is this very offering. Not because yoga is a cure-all or because moving our bodies on our mat will end white supremacy or inequality. But because part of what makes wars and systemic violence possible is because we are disconnected from our bodies and from each other. Being in our bodies and cultivating deeper awareness through practice allows for more choice, so that we can respond rather than react. When we are curious about what is happening in our bodies, we can also begin to be more curious about what’s happening in other living bodies and in the world around us. We get to practice being in relationship with ourselves, with others, and with our environment. So that what we practice and experience on the mat is what we practice everywhere we go. Presence, curiosity, awareness, breath, and connecting to our aliveness and belonging.
This space is an open invitation, and what I’m committed to offering is a space of refuge: for the sake of safety, spaciousness, deep rest and full permission, for myself and others.
For any accommodations, please email me in advance (rohlfsen@augsburg.edu) so I can do my best to support any requests.